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#454353846 / gettyimages.com After a day off yesterday, the Phillies (61-73) headed north to New York (63-72) to face the Mets for a three game series. To open the series, the Phillies rookie right hander, David Buchanan (6-7 4.03 ERA) to the hill. Buchanan has been an excellent stretch since being recalled to the […]
It’s been a rough month for Ryne Sandberg. Not only is he struggling to get his team out of the basement of the National League East, seemingly being a terrible motivator. Now, for Ryno, it’s one thing to be overmatched on the field in strategy in his first season. We’ve talked at length about his […]
#88373248 / gettyimages.com Phillies President David Montgomery is one of the nicest, genuine men in the game of baseball. Today, the Phillies announced that Montgomery would be taking a leave of absence from the team in order to tend to his health. According to CSN Philly's Jim Salisbury, Montgomery will be stepping away […]
#454271356 / gettyimages.com The Phillies entered tonight already securing their third series victory in a row. Could the Phillies finish off a sweep against the first place Washington Nationals? While the team had to promote the Taney Dragons to help sell tickets, the team stepped up to give fans some quality baseball that they […]
#452226368 / gettyimages.com Last night, the Phillies (60-72) took the series over the Washington Nationals (75-56). In the victory, Freddy Galvis and Darin Ruf hit home runs, but the it ultimately came down to an over turned call at first base with Kevin Frandsen coming off the bag allowing Ben Revere to reach base. […]
#454227518 / gettyimages.com When Darin Ruf belted a home run to center field last night, Phillies fans began to say louder what they have asked all along: What does it take for Darin Ruf to play? I wrote before that manager Ryne Sandberg's hands are tied on the issue: he probably is being […]
Freddy Galvis came up big with his first homer of the year, giving the Phillies the lead in the fifth against Gio Gonzalez The Nationals made things interesting late, but a strong effort from the bullpen in relief of Cole Hamels helped the Phillies escape with the win Tuesday night in the second game of […]
#488714465 / gettyimages.com Yesterday, the Phillies (59-72) took game one of a three game series over the Washington Nationals (75-55). In the game, home runs by Cody Asche and Carlos Ruiz, as well as a stellar performance by A.J. Burnett, who went seven innings, striking out 12 batters on two hits, powered the Phillies […]
After two straight series wins, the Phillies are on a pretty decent roll. Their last two opponents, the Seattle Mariners and St. Louis Cardinals, are legitimate playoff contenders, heading down a stretch where every game becomes even more important by the day. That streak will continue, as the Phillies will now stay at home to […]
#453542836 / gettyimages.com The Phillies wrap up a three-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday in South Philadelphia. The two teams are split after last night's extra inning Phillies loss. Both bullpens are pretty tired, so both teams will look to their starters to go deep. The Phillies send to the mound […]
